The Washington critic., 1887-12-15
Of rrnnlte. Tho co.b Room IN tb,s buIld

iTthsurcr OF tnC bnltcu Sthtts whose Onict
Is iin ~ the northeast angle on, the first floor
This permit must bo shown the cashier whc
will detail guides to take the visitor into III
state Department used 10 be on the site occu
Pied by tho northeast corner of the Treasury,
The Rogncs Gallery and Museum Of the secret
service bureau are on the second floor and
open TO tho public, and this and the vaults, In
Guiding the new steel vaults for the storage Of
sef no,,, uoisrs .n are the points OF most aerest
ing.
department or Justice.
Immediately north Of tho Treasury Building and
Just across. the street Is the Department o.
Justice This building was originally erected
as the Frccdman's bank. The square In whlul
e t CAST corner stands SnS III hsss se Bsns
which was built for the accommodation of th}
Washington branch of the old United statej
by the clerks OF the snrgeonGeneral's Odico,
Around the corner to the west Is the Commits
ssary, sy Generals n, 0fice, formerly the cid Wash
Barton Key was shot by 'sirkles. The tree
under which the dead mans body lay, Is still
pletely removed by relic hunters. At the north
sary.General's, ONCE, Is the house made iamou,
where "Dolly" Madison lived and relaned 50
long social queen after her husbands tern
as President expired. rixty people are EN-.
poyoi in the Department OF Justice
War. Navy and state Departments.
nnlist the ."Trinno Building" occupies tho
west side OF the Presidents reservation, immel
wsst Of The we mo1se tn
Is located north of the State, while tho Wal
Department occupies the. entire northern half
II is a new and VERY handsome structure. Tht
most beautiful room In the whole building II
conceded to bo the libraryof the State Depart'
ment, with south front, from whose windows
tho eye can sweep uninterruptedly down the
Potomac to Mt. Vernon and tar over the Vir'
ginia nils. The building is in the Italian
MSs i + s iss long and ss fee,
flag floating over the central portion, haunts ir
the breeze higher up than any other flag In thf
House of Representatives. Tho cost Of thu
building was hye millions Of dollars, about
three times rs much as tho White House. Z ht
from the west front of this building. is occu
pied by part Of the War Department, and IL
w ~ the Ordnance Museum, conta,ning reiiG,
diers. Ono hundred people arc employed here
under the Secretary OF State, 800 under the
SECRETARY Of War and 800 under the Secretary
CcrcOran Art Gallery.
Tho Corcoran Art Gallery Is az the corner Of
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth street,
opposite the War, Navy and State Department
free; on other days (except Sundays). q small
admission fec Is charged. This gallery, al.
though not TO be compared with tfe great
Old World galleries, Is nevertheless very
credltable, institution for so new countryas
the United States, II contains among other
original objects Powers great statue OF the
The weather Bureau.
The Signal Service, or Weather Bureau, Is about
one hundred yards west OF the state, War and
most interesting places in Washington to visit
The observer In charge, when at leisure, al.
ways take pleasure in showing visitors how
they manufacture weather."
Davy Burns' cottage.
npe nf fha cfirinzitias NJ Wuahfngton ia old nayv
Burns Cottage, on Seventeenth street, near the
river. II may be reached by the drive south oi
or @ Avenue line dS Of cars s. Next door to il Is
General Van Ness once stately mansion,
where he. brought his bride, Marcia Burns, one
of the original heiresses of Washington.
The Naval observatory.
To the West of the Washington Monument, on
the highest elevation that borders the north
Heights and Georgeetown College, stands the
Is famous for having been the camping ground
OF Washington, Braddock and the latter's
army Whep on theT march t9 the fatal asd
selt-concct and vanity, Tradition also points
out this hill as the decisive battle ground be.
Susquchannas. This observatory contains the
largest refractng telescope In the world, next
70 the new equatorial just built for the Lick
Observatory. by its aid that most interesting,
Il not greatest, astronomical discovery Of the
country was made. the moons of Mars. The en-
I trance TO- the observatory & Is At % ahd twenty,
to Twenty-second and q streets.
The Agricultural Department.
This building is situated east Of the Monument.
It Is inclosed by the most beautiful and glow
ing flower garden In the country and The
grounds contain the most complete arboretum
probably In the United States. Attached to
this Department are the Experimental Gar.
dsns whose h Gices % are mn, meaiatsy an w west 81
past the grounds. ON the first floor oil The
western wing s the library. and the second
floor Of the centre Of the building devoted to an
extensive agricultural museum.
The Printing and Engraving Bureau.
The great money mill OF the Government Is 10.
Gated at the corner OF Fourteenth and B
streets southwest. southeast from the Monu.
reau. 1t Is reached by the Belt Line Cars,
and is opened to visitors on nturdays only.
Here are engraved and printed the paper
money, bonds, postage and revenue stamps,
etc., used by the Government
The Smithsonian.
Across Twelfth street, Immediately cost from
the Agricultural Department., arc ~ Smith
sonian, Institution and the Smithsonian
graceful architecture In the city, and the lat
tor form the most beautiful landscape garden
an w %US sfSSnM Visit ssg To Ct ss TSsy
contain the memorial urn to the artist who de-
signed the park, Andrew j: Downing and the the
| secretary Of the institution. The latter Is at
| tho northwest corner Of the building; tho
Downing Urn is In the centre Of the grounds,
The Smithsonian is filled with the most varied
| and interesting objects connected with science.
The building was finished 80 years ago at II cost
| OF nearly a half million OF dollars. This sum
was bequeathed by James Smithsop. an Eng.
| lish scientist, toform an establishment for tho
| increa.e and diffusion OF Bnowledge among
men. The current expenses are betrayed by
| the interest on the original donation. The Mu-
| scum Is open from till and is reached BY the
Seventh Street, the Ninth Street and the Belt
| Line Of street cars.
The National Museum.
The National Museum is in the Smithsonian
| grounds, a few yards east of the Smithsonian
| building. II contains thousands Of the most In
terssng Spriostiess samples Of the f Gus
daily to tho public from a. IN. to p. m.
Medical Museum.
The Army and Navy Medical Museum is on tho
corner ot seventh aud streets southwes ad.
| joining the National Museum. The building
was finished this year. ana Is In part occupied
| by clerks OF the surgeonGenerals office and
the hospital records of the late war. Tho Mu.
scum Is on the second floor and Is full Of Inter.
| largest medical library in the world Among
| the curiositles within It's walls is the articu.
lated skeleton Of Gulteau, the assassin OF
President Garfield
The u. n. fish Commission.
Across seventh street from the Medical Museum
In the building known as the Old Armory, arc
| the headquarters of he u. Fish Commission.
The building Is an old one and was used during
| Improved scientific appliances for fish matching
and is open to The public Till p.m IN.
The Botanical Gardens.
| Passing eastward over the railroad bridge that
spans sixth street and the tailroad ,rack, lead,
park lying between Maine and Missouri ave
nues the visitor comes 10 the entrance on Third
street, Just south oi pgnhsy,sSania s Avenue, of